SUPPLY CHAIN ARTICLES
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![coronavirus covid-GettyImages-1220020527]( "FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine Impurities")
FDA Sets Recommendations For Predicting Dangerous Nitrosamine ImpuritiesThe FDA recently published a final guidance that sets a recommended framework for predicting the potential of nitrosamine drug substance-related impurities.
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![GettyImages-96831350]( "“To Thine Own [mRNA Product] Be True:” Shakespeare's Guide To RNA GMP Principles")
“To Thine Own [mRNA Product] Be True:” Shakespeare's Guide To RNA GMP PrinciplesIn the following article, I offer some of the biggest tips and tricks experts offered during a panel discussion on the challenges of navigating GMP principles in the RNA space today — with a little bit of help from Shakespeare himself.
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![comic art style speech-GettyImages-1342084200]( "“Holy T7 Polymerase, Batman!”: R&D Considerations For More Awe-Inspiring xRNA")
“Holy T7 Polymerase, Batman!”: R&D Considerations For More Awe-Inspiring xRNAIt goes without saying we have some pretty ambitious therapeutic goals for linear mRNA and next-gen saRNA and circRNA. However, as my conversation with Koeris explored, we still have a lot of scientific and technical work/innovation ahead of us to make our RNA products “stronger” (in more ways than one).
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![Wheel spinning with various prizes-GettyImages-2164166010]( "The Price Is… Almost Right: mRNA Edition! COGS Reduction Strategies")
The Price Is… Almost Right: mRNA Edition! COGS Reduction StrategiesThe following article will outline the current state of COGS in the mRNA industry and the work he and his colleagues undertook to more effectively utilize raw materials. But heaven forbid this be your normal conference panel write-up. No, below I share Parrella’s insights, but in the form of a never-before released episode of The Price is Right…or perhaps more fittingly given the state of the industry today, this spectacle is more aptly titled: The Price is…Sort Of, Almost, Not Quite Right!
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![GettyImages-832049900]( "What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic Quality")
What Violin Making Can Teach Us About mRNA Therapeutic QualityManaging the mRNA supply chain and working in mRNA process development may not look anything like the work a luthier does to hew an instrument from an ancient spruce tree. But violin craftmanship actually serves as a fantastic metaphor for the challenging work the mRNA therapeutics space is tackling in sourcing and qualifying raw materials and optimizing the critical IVT reaction.
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![Man working in vegetable garden-GettyImages-1327986655]( "Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future Directions")
Cultivating A Thriving mRNA Ecosystem: Key Initiatives & Future DirectionsOverall, I felt that the following initiatives/talking points were demonstrative of the types of creativity and symbiosis that we will need much more of in the near and long-term to foster a healthy and fruitful RNA ecosystem.
SUPPLY CHAIN VIDEOS
Hosted by Cell & Gene Collaborative's Director Anna Rose Welch, ARW on RNA puts a creative spin on the emerging mRNA + RNA therapeutics industry. Here, in Episode 3, Welch explores the similarities that exist between the art of crafting a high quality violin and the upstream process development work mRNA therapeutics experts are performing today to create the most ideal mRNA drug substance.
Explore critical steps and key regulatory requirements for developing CRISPR therapeutics and gain practical advice on how to avoid common pitfalls.
In this Bioprocess Online Live panel, we discuss the current state of the mRNA supply chain for critical raw materials and manufacturing supplies and where pain points still exist.
Together, this Advancing RNA panel briefly addresses the ongoing rise of synthetic pDNA, sharing the current benefits and limitations of working with this technology for plasmid production today.
ARTICLES, APP NOTES, CASE STUDIES, & WHITE PAPERS
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![Scientists laboratory pipette GettyImages-621351044]( "Eliminating Antibiotic Resistance Gene Transfer Risks In CGTs")
Learn about the drawbacks of antibiotic resistance that can cause side effects in patients and how an antibiotic-free approach can ease the burden of regulatory compliance and accelerate development.
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![GettyImages-523692032]( "Moderna's Regulatory Journey: 3 Takeaways To Foster The mRNA Renaissance")
The story of how Moderna brought one of the first mRNA vaccines to the market has all the makings of a legend we will pass down through generations. However, unlike the legends of King Arthur or The Fountain of Youth, we can celebrate that Moderna’s legendary journey was — and still is — real. Not only did the mRNA vaccines help return life to normal, but they also kickstarted the mRNA therapeutic renaissance we’re happily experiencing today.
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![GettyImages-2183428951-biomanufacturing]( "The Evolution Of Nucleotide Production")
From harsh chemicals to gentle enzymes: Explore the groundbreaking shift in nucleotide synthesis, making drug manufacturing cleaner, greener, and more efficient.
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![GettyImages-1357908552]( "Leveraging Single-Use Technology For mRNA-LNP Drug Manufacturing")
Single-use technology is vital for ensuring the quality and expedited market entry of genomic medicines. Learn how LNP technology is paving the way for a new era of personalized, precise medicine.
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![GettyImages-1297146235-dna]( "Review Of mRNA Vaccines & Therapeutics Manufacturing Challenges: Plasmid DNA Manufacturing")
This review suggests technical remedial options for the production of pDNA and focuses on mRNA synthesis, purification, and encapsulation.
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![Cell Gene Technology]( "Where Can Novel Non-Viral Polymeric Delivery Agents Take Us?")
Explore ongoing work to harness different types of HDR templates in order to build cutting-edge systems with the potential to enable point-of-care cell and gene therapy manufacture.
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![GettyImages-1317697233-cancer-t-cells]( "A Novel RNA Lipid Nanoparticle Platform: Gene-Edited CAR T Cells For Off-The-Shelf Cancer Therapy")
We report on the use of a novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagent in a validated protocol to achieve successful complex gene editing in primary T cells with high efficiency while maintaining high cell viability.
